Fast and capacious storage

It's been a couple of months since Mushkin first trotted out its Striker line of solid state drives. First announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year, the Striker line drew interest for its rated speeds, which can reach up to 565MB/s for read and up to 550MB/s for write transfers. Not quite recording breaking, but certainly one of the faster spec'd SATA 6Gbps SSD lines. If you've been waiting for them to be available, your wait is over -- Mushkin's Striker line is now available to purchase online.

Speedy and capacious

Mushkin this week unveiled its new Striker line of solid state drives. The new drives are built for speed and reliability, which largely boils down to the type of controller -- in this case, Mushkin opted for a Phison PS3110-S10 controller, which boasts a quad-core, 8-channel design. It also features 256-bit AES encryption, Opal 2.0, end-to-end path protection, and a few other technologies.

Maximum transfer rate of 555MB/s

For those of you who needed another solid state drive line to consider for your next upgrade, Mushkin today added the Chronos G2 series to its family of SSDs. Part of the pitch from Mushkin is that they're designed and assembled in the U.S., while the other selling point is that the Chronos G2 line offers a high level of performance for users working with a limited budget.

Friends don't let friends drive a system using a hard drive. Friends also don't let friends overpay for storage. So, what's the solution? Step one is to wait it out until NAND flash memory pricing comes down to Earth -- mission accomplished. Step two is to find a swank deal on a solid state drive. We can help you accomplish that mission, too -- just check out today's top deal or a Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 480GB SSD for $180 with free shipping. Remember when you thought paying 50 cents per gigabyte was a major accomplishment for SSDs? Today's top deal breaks down to just 37.5 cents per gigabyte, and you get solid performance to boot! Not record breaking, mind you, but up to 540MB/s read and 460MB/s write speeds are nothing to be ashamed of.

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Does your hard drive sound like an aluminum can being shoved down the garbage disposal? If so, that's a bad sign. Back up your data STAT. When you're finished, consider the silver lining, which is that a dying hard drive is a perfect excuse to upgrade to a solid state drive. Need ideas? Look at today's top deal for a Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5-inch 240GB SSD for $105 with free shipping. This drive boasts maximum sequential read and write speeds of up to 560MB/s and 552MB/s, respectively.

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If money were no object, we'd all fill our virtual shopping carts with 100-core processors clocked at 60GHz, 10TB of DDR8-99000MHz RAM, 200PB of quantum storage, and 18 graphics cards in super duper SLI, which we'd power using a 10-megawatt PSU that requires a direct connection to the power company. Then reality sets in, not to mention the budget, and we end up building respectable rigs with high bang-for-buck factors. That being the case, take the 10-megawatt PSU out of your shopping cart and check out today's top deal for a Corsair CX500M 500W Modular Power Supply for $45 with free shipping (normally $65; additional $20 mail-in-rebate). Though the price is low, the quality is high -- this is an 80 Plus Bronze certified model that's both SLI and Crossfire Ready.

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Let's say you own a muscle car, maybe a Dodge Challenger or a Ford Torino. Would you slap a set of budget tires on your ride? Of course not! You'd make sure you invested in rubber that can handle a V8 on long stretches and around curves, and for the same reason, you shouldn't subject your rockin' studio speakers to onboard sound. Contratry to popular belief, there's still a market for discrete audio, and for those who can take advantage of superior audio, have a peek at today's top deal. It's for a Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion Sound Card with Sound Blaster I/O for $100 with free shipping (normally $150). This thing is powered by a quad-core audio processor and boasts a 102db SNR. Make those speakers roar!

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